Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-14 | Page 20 | 300 Taken Ill in Coast Town

TAKEN ILL ILLIN ILLIN ILLIN IN COAST TOWN SANTA PAULA Cal April 14 fP P City City and county health authorities were making exhaustive tests of food and water here today in an effort to torace trace race the source of a mysterious ill illness illness m- m ness to more than Santa Paula residents more than half hat of them children Many of those stricken are confined con- con fined to bed Those taken ill III complained of extreme extreme ex- ex nausea and symptoms similar to ptomaine poisoning Dr John Craw Crawford ord city health officer officer of- of was checking the water supply as a possible cause for the malady He Ic said it was not likely that the milk supply could have caused the widespread widespread wide- wide spread illness as the victims arc clients clients clients cli cli- of several sc dairies Dr J J. A. A King Ventura count county health officer is aiding Dr Crawford Crawford Craword Craw- Craw ford ord in chemical tests of water and I vegetables In the belief that the later latter lat bat ter er sprayed with poison to kill insects insects in- in sects may have caused the sickness Many of those stricken were taken ill 11 while at work yesterday esterday One Onehundred Onehundred Onehundred hundred and nine school children were sent home ill during durin the day Most of or the victims showed Improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment today I